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The Nets will introduce Kenny Atkinson as head coach on Monday.

Atkinson is the new lead man in Brooklyn, where he and GM Sean Marks have a long road filled with lots of hard work ahead. Although he's revered in the league and is expected to find success in the role, there will be plenty of eyeballs watching Atkinson as he's now Brooklyn's fourth head coach in as many seasons. Mon, May 16, 2016 09:57:00 AM

Hawks' assistance coach Kenny Atkinson has reportedly agreed to a multi-year deal to become the next head coach of the Nets.

Atkinson has spent the past two seasons serving as one of Mike Budenholzer's top assistants, and he's widely viewed as one of the most prepared assistant coaches to take over as a head coach. He'll be Brooklyn's fourth head coach in as many seasons. Sun, Apr 17, 2016 02:46:00 PM

The Nets have reportedly expressed interest in bringing on Ettore Messina, Ime Udoka, or Jeff Van Gundy as their next full time head coach.

There are sure to be many more names added to this list throughout the offseason, but it's looking like Nets' GM Sean Marks does not view current interim head coach Tony Brown as a long-term solution. Wed, Apr 13, 2016 05:06:00 PM

Just in time for the trade deadline. While it's not the ideal situation to hire a general manager just hours short of the trade deadline, the Nets were lacking a decision-maker and will now presumably be able to move forward with any deals. We'll keep an eye on the news out of Brooklyn, but this move could prime the pump for some Thursday moves from the Nets. Thu, Feb 18, 2016 10:21:00 AM

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Hawks' assistance coach Kenny Atkinson has reportedly agreed to a multi-year deal to become the next head coach of the Nets.

Atkinson has spent the past two seasons serving as one of Mike Budenholzer's top assistants, and he's widely viewed as one of the most prepared assistant coaches to take over as a head coach. He'll be Brooklyn's fourth head coach in as many seasons.

Just in time for the trade deadline. While it's not the ideal situation to hire a general manager just hours short of the trade deadline, the Nets were lacking a decision-maker and will now presumably be able to move forward with any deals. We'll keep an eye on the news out of Brooklyn, but this move could prime the pump for some Thursday moves from the Nets.

Sean Marks is reportedly leaning towards rejecting Brooklyn's offer to become the new GM of the Nets.

The Spurs are reportedly grooming Marks for a higher position in San Antonio's front office, so it would be far from shocking to see Marks choose to remain with a highly regarded and stable front office rather than attaching his name to one of the more dysfunctional franchises in the league.

The Nets have reportedly offered their GM position to Spurs' assistant GM, Sean Marks.

While Marks appears to be Brooklyn's first choice for the job, Nuggets' assistant GM Arturas Karnisovas, two-time NBA executive of the year Bryan Colangelo and Houston vice president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas still remain in the conversation. It doesn't seem likely that the Nets will make a trade deadline move without an official GM in place, so the timing of the hiring will likely dictate what Brooklyn does at the deadline.

The Spurs have installed Sean Marks as their assistant GM, after he spent last year as one of Gregg Popovich's assistant coaches.

In addition to Marks' move to the front office, San Antonio announced five more personnel moves on Tuesday. The Spurs enriched their international flavor, as pointed out by beat writer Mike Monroe, since the six staffers hails variously from Australia, Canada, Spain and the U.S.

Former NBA big man Sean Marks will join the Spurs as an assistant coach this season.

Marks retired in 2011 after an 11-year NBA career. A position on the Spurs' coaching staff suggests he'll have a fruitful career on the sidelines -- Gregg Popovich's assistants have repeatedly been poached by other teams in need of a head coach, including this summer's departure of Brett Brown (76ers) and Mike Budenholzer (Hawks).

Sean Marks was pressed into action after starting center Dante Cunningham left Monday's game with an ankle injury, and finished with six points on 2-of-7 shooting with five rebounds, one steal, and two blocks in 24 minutes.

He is worth a look as a spot-start in deeper leagues for the desperate, but that's just about it. Once any one of Cunningham, Marcus Camby (shoulder), Joel Przybilla (ankle) returns to action, he's back to being irrelevant in fantasy leagues.

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Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said that the foot injury Manu Ginobili suffered Tuesday night does not "appear to be anything severe."

Ginobili was injured midway through the third quarter of Tuesday's night loss to Denver. He limped to the locker room and was unable to return. However, both the X-rays and the MRI came back negative. "It didn't appear to be anything severe," Buford said. "He got treatment, saw people and then left on his All-Star vacation plans." The Spurs don't play again until next Friday, so Manu will have plenty of time to rest and should be good to go after the break.

Kawhi Leonard (right quad tendinopathy) has been medically cleared to return for the Spurs, but "he has elected against returning to the active roster," according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Gregg Popovich said on Wednesday that he'd be "surprised" if Leonard returned this season, although it's unclear if that includes the postseason. "We only have X number of games left in the season, and he's still not ready to go," Popovich said. "If by some chance he is [ready to play], it's gonna be pretty late into the season ... I'll be surprised if he gets back this year." The revelation that Kawhi has been medically cleared adds to the confusion surrounding his ailment, and he could reportedly play if "he can manage the pain of the injury." Most fantasy owners should already be resigned to a lost season.

LaMarcus Aldridge (sore right knee) will miss Monday's game vs. the Jazz and Tuesday's game vs. Denver.

This means we won't see him again until after the All-Star break. "He's just getting a treatment on his knee," coach Gregg Popovich said. "There's a certain amount of rest that has to happen. He's doing it now so he won't have to miss any games after the break." With Aldridge out, Davis Bertans should get plenty of burn over the next two games and is worth a look as a streaming option for his 3-point shooting. He's also on the radar in DFS.

The Spurs get some good news after coach Gregg Popovich said Kawhi Leonard (quad) could miss the rest of the season. Gay's heel injury has been a problem for him throughout the season and he's been out since Dec. 28. He'll likely have a minutes cap upon his return, but he's worth a look in 12-team leagues.